Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku was accompanied on the visit by former Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River and Aminu Tambuwal, a former Sokoto State governor. Abubakar and his team were received at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged Nigerians to report cancer signs and symptoms early to health facilities. The NOA’s Director in Jigawa State, Malam Ahmad Ibrahim, made the call in a statement issued in Dutse on Wednesday, to commemorate the 2025 World Cancer Day. Ibrahim said the agency has joined the global community to…
The revelation of Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina, holding dual French nationality has sparked a significant uproar on the Indian Ocean island. The law stipulates that acquiring foreign citizenship results in the automatic loss of Malagasy nationality. Leaked documents exposing Rajoelina’s naturalization by decree in November 2014, authorized by then French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, have…
The Nigeria Anti-corruption and Integrity Movement has praised Dr Bello Matawalle, Honourable Minister of State for Defence, for his transformative reforms in security, military innovation, and industrial growth, according to a statement released in Lagos on Thursday. “Dr Matawalle has redefined Nigeria’s national security architecture,” said Abiola Yusuf, chairman of the group, highlighting the minister’s…
Pep Guardiola has insisted he will “not give up” in his attempts to oversee a turnaround in Manchester City’s fortunes after Savinho and Erling Haaland scored to give his team a much-needed 2-0 victory at Leicester City yesterday, the champions’ first win in five Premier League games. City’s second win in 14 games across all…
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray defeated Kayserispor 5-1 in a Turkish Super Lig clash yesterday. The Nigerian superstar gave the holders the lead from the penalty spot after four minutes and netted his side’s fourth goal 19 minutes from time. The 25-year-old has now registered 12 goals and five assists in…
“Witness Coco Gauff’s remarkable journey as she faces Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open Women’s Final. Learn how to watch the action live and discover Gauff’s inspiring rise in the tennis world.” After a thrilling two-week spectacle of tennis, the women’s US Open is set to reach its crescendo with an exhilarating showdown between the…
Statistics South Africa on Wednesday said South Africa’s inflation rate dropped in October to its lowest level since the peak of the COVID pandemic. Statistics South Africa said falling fuel prices were the primary driver of the slowdown in annual inflation to 2.8 per cent from 3.8 per cent in September (ZACPIY=ECI), opening a new…
The Federal Government says Nigeria has so far lost more than N1.3 billion to outbreak of Tuta absoluta commonly known as the tomato leaf miner or “Tomato Ebola” in three states. Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security said this at the on-going four-day capacity building workshop for financial institutions on Wednesday in…
The Managing Director and CEO of the National Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Hon. Yazid Shehu Danfulani, has pledged full support for the Federal Government’s efforts to revitalise the livestock sector under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Danfulani made the commitment following a strategic meeting with the Minister of Livestock Development, Dr. Idi Mukhtar…
